Wallpaper hanging apparatus



Dec. 15, 1953 R, w 2,662,658

WALLPAPER HANGING APPARATUS Filed May 25. 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. 7160 E. wY/ /v Dec. 15, 1953 R, w N 2,662,658

WALLPAPER HANGING APPARATUS Filed May 23, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A INVENTOR. r50 1?. Wy/VA/ Patented Dec. 15, 1953 TED smrss PATENT OFFICE 2,662,65,8- WALLPAPER HANGING ABPARATUS v Ted. R ..Wynn, Birmingham, Ala. Application 23, 1951, Serial No. 227,866:

Tiiisiinventionu elates towall paper hanging apparatus and-more partioularly'to a deviceior automatically applying"an even layer: of paste: to Wallpaper and thenapplying the p'ape'r'to a wall or ceiling.

A more specific" object of my invention is to provide! paper hanging apparatus embodying a paste; container, an endless; belt mounted for rotation with a portion" thereof below: the surface of thepaste inrtli'e container and means to bring a sheet of: wall paper incontact with the belt thus applying an even; coat'of paste to: the Wall paper;

A furtherobjectof my invention is to provide paper hanging apparatus which shall include means for wettingthepaper prior to applying the paper-to the Wall or prior to applying the paste to the paper A' further object-of my'invention isto provide apparatu of the character; designated which shall include'improvedme'ans for trimming the paper prior to applying the pastethereto.

still further object of my invention is to provide apparatus of th'e' character designated having a handle adapting theapparatusfor use iniany'operatin'g position; such as on a wall or ceiling'ofarooi'n'.

Apparatus embodying" features of my invention is illustrated ini the accompanyingfdrawings, forming alpartl-of thisapplication in which:

Fig; l. is a. perspective; view. of the apparatus withthebeltlremoved anda portion of the handle omitted;

Fig; 2ris'a plan view thereof Fig; 3 is: a view. taken generally along the lines IlI -IIIJof Fig. 2';

Figuiis a plan view: ofi'thehandle section removedtirom; the: paste applying section of the device as it wou'ldzbe. used to wet a. roll of wall paper;

Fig. 5 is a; viewvtaken along" thelline. V-,-V of Fig. 4

Fig; is a iragmentali'plan;view: showing: the rotary cutters employed to: trim-the. paper; and

Fig, 7--

an: elevational View .ofz-the apparatus beingemployed-topaper theceiling of a: room.

Referring now torthedrawingsfcr abetter understanding,ofrnyv invention; I show a frame in:- dicated generally-by-the numeral It. Theframe comprises sidewallsail and I2; spaced apart-by a paste container I3; The: paste. container is formed ofiasubstantially Ux-shaped sheet of metal and comprises longitu'dinallyi extending. vertical walls ir-and; ltlandi a relatively narrow bottom H. The edges of the U-shaped sheet-of metal aresecured tothe: side walls II and- I2 asiat: I8 so as totpiovide' a water tight container. Itiwill be; apparent .thatthe container. I 31may have end Walls; secured to. the: side: walls I l and I Z orthe side walls may serve as the 'end walls, asshown in thedrawings;

Theisidewalls I and 12510108 forwardly: and downwardly. from the tops. thereof as. at. I9 and forwardly and-upwardly from the bottor'nthereofi asat; Z I-for at purpose to be explained later. Slots122 ands23 are provided in the: forwardly and; downwardly sloping portions- ISiof -thesld'e walls II and I2 respectively for receivingth'ereduced:ends 2 liandi2fi-ofa roller 121: The: roller 21 i'szof asize to. fittisnugly in a roll of Wall-paper ZB a-nd rotatalilyssupportit betweenlthe sidewalls H and. I2; One. end ofltheirollerzl is provided with: a substantially; squarei depression: 29 for a purpose toibedescribed' laten.

Rotataloly mountedhet'ween thelsidei walls ILI andli. in openings 3I andi3lmi's a'rotary cutter 33 and' rotatablyimounted; bet'weenthe' sidewalls in; openings; 323'. and.- 32a1 is: a. rotarycutter 34'. The. rotarycutter comprises: a rod 35 having spaced sleeve members 311 anditatnonerotatably mountedithereorrbysmeans of set screws39. The rQtary-cutter; 3'4 comprises: a rodl'd I having; rotatably mounted:v thereon sleeve members: 42: and 43. Secured-to: the outer; faces! of "the. sleeve members: 42': amt-'43: are; disci membersi i 4: and 45, respectively. Surrounding the rod-SI? and posi-s tioned; between the? Wall I I an'dAth'e'. disc M -is a compression spring; 47? and: surrounding the rod 41 t and: positioned; betweenl the; wall I2 and the disc. is: a;similazztcompression spring 48; The compression springszdl and 48 biastlie' disc membersJHl-andfi fizt'owardithe outeriacesoi th'esleeve members 3"! and138 thus providing means for severinglthe wallypaper as; it passes between; the disc. membel's andzthe sl'eievg members 3] and .381

Positioned Within the pastes.container:andfse.= cured to. thenlowerzportion off the sidewalls: I I andzl 2; are Joearingxbosses:49and 51 Extending hetweeirvthe; sidezrwa'lls I I and I2: and rotatably monnteclslinl the hearingibos'ses Ho land? 511 is a roller; 52;. Rotatab'lyi mounted in openings 53 and 54 intheside walls. II and- I z ab ove the roller fiz andi above: the. paste container I 3 is a roller 56 having a; diameter approximately twice that-of therrollerh'tl; The rollers-Brand 56 arepreferably made of metal such as steel. Passing'ovei' the'irollers I 5'21" and 59A i's-an endless belt 57 formed of a wa er absorbentmaterial such as cloth.

Extending between thesidewalls l I and I2 and in position to c'ontact thebelt Blata point beneath the roller 56 and above the paste container I3 is a roller 58. The roller 58 and the rotary cutter 33 are so positioned that a sheet of paper passing around the cutter 33 and between the roller 58 and the belt 51 will contact the upper edge of the vertical wall 14 of the paste container l3. The upper edge of the wall 14 is concavely curved as at 59. By concavely curving the upper edge of the wall M, the paper is held accurately aligned on the roller as it passes thereover.

The side walls H and I2 project outwardly adjacent the top thereof as at 6! and Gila. Rotatably mounted between the projecting portions on a shaft Si) is a presser roller 62 made of a resilient material such as rubber. The shaft is rotatably supported in openings 35 and 65a provided in the projecting portions. The upper edge of the vertical wall It) extends upwardly and out wardly as at 53 thus returning to the paste container it any drippings from the rollers E and 62.

Pivotally mounted to the frame In is a handle member 61 including a substantially U-shaped steel rod 68 terminating in inwardly extending ends 64 and 66 which fit into depressions or sockets 69 and 1! respectively, provided in the ends of the shaft GB. The legs of the U-shaped portion of the handle are of a length for the handle to swing 360 about its pivot point and clear all corners of the side walls H and I2. By sloping the side walls as at 19 and 2| ample clearance is obtained with a relatively short handle.

Secured to the rod 68 by any suitable means such as by welding is a V-shaped brace rod 12. The free ends of the V-shaped rod 12 are in the form of bearing members or loops 13 and 14 which are positioned on opposite legs of the U-shaped rod so that a plane passing through both of the loops is substantially parallel to the inwardly extending ends 64 and 65, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The loops 13 and 14 are spaced from each other a distance slightly greater than the length of the roller 21.

When the device is used to wet a roll of wall and detachably fits in the square depression 29,

as shown in Fig. 4.

Extending between the base of the U-shaped rod 63 and the bottom of the V-shaped rod 12 and lying substantially normal to the base of the U-shaped rod is a wooden handle proper 16 hav ing longitudinally extending grooves 11 and 18 on each side thereof. The handle proper 16 is held in place by means of rods 19 and 8| which fit in the grooves 11 and 18 and are secured to the rod members 68 and 12 by any suitable means such as by welding.

Secured to the bottom of the V-shaped member 12 adjacent the outer end of the wooden handle member 16 is a bracket 82 which lies in a plane substantially normal to a plane passing through both legs of the V-shaped member 12. Rotatably mounted at the outer end of the bracket 82 is a roller 83. The bracket 82 and the roller 33 serve to hold the handle proper "H3 away from the wall 84 as the paper is being applied thereto.

From the foregoing description, the operation of my improved paper hanging apparatus will be readily understood. In order to obtain an even coat of paste on the paper, I first wet the paper. To wet the paper, the handle section 61 is removed from the frame 10. The end 24 of the roller 21 is inserted in the loop 13 and the crank 15 is inserted through the loop 14 into the opening 29 thus rotatably supporting the roller 21 between the loops. The ends 64 and 66 of the rod 68 are moved apart a sufficient distance to permit a roll of wall paper 28 to be inserted therebetween and be rotatably supported by the ends 64 and 66. The end of the sheet of wall paper is then passed over the roller 21 and secured thereto so as to cause the paper to wind about the roller 21 as the crank 15 is turned. The roll of paper 28 is then placed in a receptacle containing water. As the crank 15 is turned the paper is wound about the roller 21, thus permitting the entire surface of the sheet of paper to come in contact with the water.

After wetting the paper the roller 21 having the paper wound thereon is inserted in the slots 22 and 23. From the roller 21 the paper passes between the rotary cutters 33 and 34 where the paper is trimmed as it passes between the sleeve members 31 and 38 and the disc members 44 and 45. The sheet of paper next passes over the concavely curved portion 59 of the wall l4 and then under the roller 58. As the paper passes over the concavely curved portion 59 the paper is aligned as described above. The sheet of paper passes from under the roller 58 over the belt 51 and the roller 56 then under the presser roller 62 onto the wall to be papered.

As the device is moved downwardly over the wall, the paper causes the belt 51 to rotate thus continuously applying an even coat of paste to the paper. By wetting the paper prior to applying the paste thereto, there are no dry spots left on the surface of the paper and an even and smooth coat of paste is obtained over the entire surface of the paper. I have also found that prewetting of the paper prevents the same from cracking when it dries.

To apply the paper to the ceiling of a room the handle is swung to a position approximately from that employed to apply paper to a wall. As shown in Fig. '1 of the drawings, the container I3 is thus kept in an upright position while the roller 83 contacts the wall.

My apparatus is equally adapted for use in applying paper which has a dried film of glue thereon. In order to apply such paper to a wall, the container 43 is filled with water. The paper is then caused to move through the device as described above. As the paper moves over the wet belt 51 the glue on the paper dissolves thus permitting the paper to be applied to the wall as the device is moved downward over the wall.

While I have described the wall paper as being prewet prior to applying paste thereto, it will be apparent that my improved apparatus may also be employed to apply a coat of paste to a dry sheet of paper.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have devised an improved paper hanging device which is simple of construction and very economical of manufacture. By providing a detachable handle which may be employed to wet the roll of wall paper prior to applying the paste thereto and one which will swing 360 about the apparatus, a very flexible and easily operated device is obtained. Also, by providing a device which is adapted both for use in applying paste to the wall paper or for use in wetting paper having a dry film of glue applied thereto, a very useful device is obtained.

container, of each side wall,

for suproll wall paper delivering the d rotatable filtiflhvi, a presser roller nounted between said side we s in position to re cite the pap tter has passed over rotatable member, oclrets in each end of said presser roller, a lJ-shaped rod having ina "ardly projecting; ends detachably fitting in each of said sockets, a bearing member secured to each leg the li shaped od intermediate the ends thereof adapted for rotatably mounting a roller therebetween in a plane substantially parallel to said inwardly projecting and means to rotate roller mounted in said to wind paper thereon from a roll or" wall rotata y supported between. inwardly propecting 2. Apparatus as defined in clam 1 in which the legs of the U-shaped rod are spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the distance between the laterally spaced side w lls and are of a length to clear all corners of said side walls.

3. Apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which the means to rotate the roller mounted in. said bearings comprises a crank extending through one of said bearing members and detachably secured to one end of said roller mounted in said bearings.

4. In paper hanging apparatus, laterally spaced side walls, a paste container mounted between said side walls, a roller rotatably mounted between said side walls adjacent the bottom of the paste container, a second roller rotatably mounted between said side walls above said paste container, a water absorbent belt passing over said rollers, means to pass a sheet of wall paper over and in contact with said belt, a presser roller rotatably mounted between said side walls in po sition to receive the paper after it has contacted said belt, a substantially U-shaped rod terminating in inwardly projecting ends pivotally mounted to opposite ends of said presser roller,

an outwardly projecting handle adjacent the base of the U-shaped rod, a bracket secured to the outer end of the handle and extending outwardly therefrom in a direction substantially normal to a plane passing through both legs of the U- shaped rod, and a roller mounted for rotation adjacent the outer end of the bracket.

5. In paper hanging apparatus, laterally spaced side walls, a relatively deep and narrow paste container mounted between said side walls, a roller rotatably mounted between said side walls adjacent the bottom of the paste container, a second roller positioned above said paste container and rotatably mounted between said side walls directly above said first mentioned roller, a water absorbent belt passing over said rollers, means to pass a sheet of wall paper over and in contact with said belt, a presser roller detachably mounted for rotation between said side walls in position to receive the paper after it has contacted said belt, a handle frame member for the apparatus, and a handle proper secured to said frame member.

6. In paper hanging apparatus, laterally spaced side walls, a relatively deep and narrow paste container mounted between said side walls, a rollor rotatably mounted between said side walls adjacent the bottom of the paste container, a second roller positioned above said paste container and rotatably mounted between said side walls directly above said first mentioned roller, a water absorbent belt passing over said rollers, means to pass a sheet of wall paper over and in contact with said belt, a presser roller between said side walls in position to receive the paper after it has contacted said belt, a handle memher having inwardly projecting ends, there being openings in the side walls adjacent the ends of the presser rolls for receiving said inwardly projecting ends of the handle member, and sockets in each end of said presser roller receiving said inwardly projecting ends, said presser roller being rotatable about said inwardly projecting ends.

TED R. WYNN.

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